Japan-Russia Summit Confirming Future Peace Treaty Negotiations September 5 17:16
Prime Minister Abe, who is visiting the Russian Far East, attended a Japan-Russia summit meeting with President Putin, confirmed that he would proceed with future-oriented work on peace treaty negotiations, including the Northern Territories issue, They agreed to work energetically to achieve economic activity.
The summit between Prime Minister Abe and President Putin in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East took place for about an hour and a half since noon in Japan time, of which about 20 minutes were conducted with only an interpreter.
The two leaders exchanged their frank opinions on the peace treaty negotiations, including the Northern Territories issue, and confirmed that they would work in a future-oriented manner before meeting the foreign ministers who attended the meeting and were responsible for negotiations. , Both sides instructed to proceed with the discussion to find an acceptable solution.
In addition, regarding the joint economic activities in the northern four islands, concrete progress can be seen this month, such as a Japanese garbage disposal specialist visiting the site, and a pilot sightseeing tour being conducted next month. And agreed to work energetically to realize the business.
Prime Minister Abe also stated that Japan's position that Russia needs a constructive role in responding to international issues, given that the G7 summit held in France last month had a discussion on the return of Russia. I told you.
Furthermore, regarding the situation in North Korea, the two leaders agreed to continue to work closely together to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
In addition, we agreed to hold a summit again in conjunction with attending the APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference in Chile in November.
Meanwhile, during the meeting, Prime Minister Abe said President Putin participated in a commemorative ceremony for a fishery processing plant held in Shikotan Island in the northern territory through a relay video, and that Prime Minister Medvedev visited Etorofu Island last month. With that in mind, we conveyed the Japanese position on the northern territory.
After the meeting, Deputy Secretary Nogami revealed to reporters that he would protest the Russian side through a diplomatic route.